(Activist Post) Last weekend we showed something remarkable (or delightful, if one is a stock bull): with the US economy on the verge of recession, with inflation topping, with the housing market about to crack, the last pillar holding up the US economy (and preventing the Fed from continuing its tightening plans beyond the summer), the job market, had just hit a brick wall as revealed by real-time indicators – such as Revello’s measure of total job postings – which plunged by 22.5%, the biggest change on record (we also listed several other labor market metrics confirming that the job market was about to crater).
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One Billion People At Risk Of Power Blackouts As Global Grids Stretched
(Activist Post) This summer, power grids worldwide won’t produce enough electricity to meet the soaring demand, threatening more than one billion people with rolling blackouts. Grids are stretched thin by fossil fuel shortages, drought and heatwaves, commodity disruptions and soaring prices due to the war in Ukraine, and the failed green energy transition where grid operators retired too many fossil fuel generation plants. Combine this all together, and a perfect storm of blackouts threatens much of the Northern Hemisphere.
When Did Venezuelans Realize They Were Facing Hyperinflation?
( J.G. Martinez) Seeing that hyperinflation on a global scale isn’t too far off in the future, I wanted to take the time today to address an important issue: when did the mass of Venezuelan society realize that they were living through hyperinflation? This is how things played out here…
The Economy Is Worse Than We Thought
(Michael Snyder) The U.S. economy is slowing down more quickly than almost all of the experts had anticipated. As I detailed yesterday, U.S. consumers have been getting hit extremely hard by this economic slowdown, and at this point most Americans believe that a recession is coming. But could it be possible that a recession has already begun? As you will see below, the numbers seem to indicate that such a scenario is quite likely. But whether we are already officially in a recession or not, the truth is that whatever we are experiencing now is nothing compared to the pain that is eventually coming down the road.
The Courage To Stand Alone In Times of Adversity
(Neenah Payne) America was founded by rebels, by spiritual warriors. They were not perfect people, but they risked their lives for freedom and to bequeath us the enduring principles they encoded in The Bill of Rights. It continues to inspire the world over 200 years later. In 1775, Patrick Henry declared “Give me liberty or give me death!” All the US Founding Fathers knew when they signed The Declaration of Independence that they were signing their death warrants if the 13 colonies lost the war with Britain. Yet, John Hancock wrote his name so large that it is now synonymous with “signature”. In effect, they were all saying to the mighty British Empire, “You know where to find us — and we are not afraid”.
Robotic Crab Tinier Than a Flea Becomes the Smallest-Ever Remote-Controlled Robot
(Activist Post) A miniature robotic crab tinier than a flea has become the smallest-ever remote-controlled robot. Measuring just a half-millimeter wide, it can walk, bend, twist, turn, and even jump.
China Builds World’s First AI-Powered Drone Carrier For Maritime Operations
(Activist Post) The latest observation of how China aims to use artificial intelligence to conquer the Pacific is the launching of the world’s first autonomous drone carrier.
UK Braces For Internet “Blackouts” Due To Coming “Wave Of Bankruptcies”
(Activist Post) Internet “blackouts” as a result of a “wave of bankruptcies” in broadband networks could be on their way.
They’re Worried About The Spread Of Information, Not Disinformation
(Caitlin Johnstone) We’re in the final countdown to British Home Secretary Priti Patel’s decision on the fate of Julian Assange, with the WikiLeaks founder’s extradition to the United States due to be approved or rejected by the end of the month. Joe Lauria has a new article out with Consortium News on the various pressures that Patel is being faced with from both sides of this history-making issue at this crucial time.
Here Are 11 Statistics That Show How U.S. Consumers Are Faring In This Rapidly Deteriorating Economy
(Michael Snyder) Prices are soaring, there are widespread shortages of certain items such as baby formula all over the nation, and at the same time U.S. economic activity appears to be really slowing down. Considering all of that, it makes perfect sense why the American people are feeling so negative about the economy right now. In fact, a whopping 85 percent of all Americans believe that there will be a recession within the next year. These days, it is virtually impossible to get Americans to overwhelmingly agree about anything, and so the fact that 85 percent of us are anticipating a recession is a really big deal. Just about everyone realizes that economic conditions are going to get worse, but for those of you that still doubt where we are headed here are 11 statistics that show how U.S. consumers are faring in this rapidly deteriorating economy…
Monkeypox: Technocracy’s Next Wave Of Crimes Against Humanity
(Patrick Wood) I am currently traveling the country with Drs. Judy Mikovits, Richard Fleming and Reiner Fuellmich. Our one-day conference topic in nine cities focuses on the case for crimes against humanity having been committed by leaders of Big Pharma and the biosecurity cartel. Indeed, there are a multitude of potentially criminal violations at national and international levels. But now, meet monkeypox!
The WEF Wants to “recalibrate” Human Rights
(Activist Post) Speaking to a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF), Australian eSafety commissioner and WEF member Julie Inman Grant told panellists that they might need to recalibrate people’s human rights online.
Reminder: “Smart Ocean” Technologies and Deep Sea Mining for “Conflict Minerals” Aren’t Eco-Friendly
(B.N. Frank) Mining for ingredients needed to make electric vehicles (EV) and other wireless devices and infrastructure has environmental consequences whether the mining is done on land (see 1, 2, 3) or in the ocean (see 1, 2). These ingredients are often referred to as “conflict minerals” (see 1, 2, 3, 4) which seems appropriate. Adding insult to injury, what proponents continue to refer to as “green technologies” often emit high levels of biologically and environmentally harmful radiation. All of the above is already wreaking havoc on land. Now the oceans are at serious risk for being destroyed as well.
The WHO Treaty Is Tied to a Global Digital Passport and Digital ID System
(Aaron Kheriaty) The WHO recently announced plans for an international pandemic treaty tied to a digital passport and digital ID system. Meeting in December 2021 in a special session for only the second time since the WHO’s founding in 1948, the Health Assembly of the WHO adopted a single decision titled, “The World Together.”
3 Real-Life Inspirations for George Orwell’s 1984
(Jon Miltimore) George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.